Classification

Species:

Kaersutite

Formula:

NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂

Chemical Analyses:

Oxide wt%:

	1
SiO₂	39,12 %
TiO₂	2,97 %
Al₂O₃	14,67 %
Fe₂O₃	4,82 %
FeO	6,14 %
MnO	0,05 %
MgO	14,37 %
CaO	12,36 %
Na₂O	2,02 %
K₂O	2,09 %
H₂O+	2,27 %
H₂O-	0,07 %
Total:	97 %

Sample references:

1	-	Howie, R. A. (1963) Kaersutite from the Lugar sill, Ayrshire, and from alnöite breccia, Alnö Island, Sweden. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 33 (263) 718-720 doi:10.1180/minmag.1963.033.263.10

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

Click here to view Kaersutite data

Locality Data:

Click here to view Hovid, Alnö Complex, Sundsvall, Västernorrland County, Sweden

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

703928

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:703928:7

GUID (UUID V4):

9d6baae8-3cf6-4809-8911-035875bf437e

References

Howie, R. A. (1963) Kaersutite from the Lugar sill, Ayrshire, and from alnöite breccia, Alnö Island, Sweden. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 33 (263) 718-720 doi:10.1180/minmag.1963.033.263.10

Sandström, Frej, Binett, Tomas, Wiklund, Christer, Vikström, Jens (2010) Alnömrådets geologi och mineralogi [The geology and mineralogy of the Alnö area]. Litofilen. Medlemsblad för Västerås AmatörGeologiska Sällskap, 27 (2) 14-42

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Kaersutite from Hovid, Alnö Complex, Sundsvall, Västernorrland County, Sweden

Kaersutite from
Hovid, Alnö Complex, Sundsvall, Västernorrland County, Sweden